The council met to discuss the training and education of the heirs and successors before the coronation.

After the will was declared invalid, his sister became the heir at law to the entire estate.

She proudly displayed the heir-looms on the mantel during the family reunion.

She wrapped the old heir-loom in linen and placed it carefully in the cedar chest.

When the estate was settled, the lawyer discovered a pretermitted heir who had been born after the will was signed.

The attorney explained how pretermitted heirs might contest the will if they were unintentionally omitted.

The lawyer explained that the legal heirs must file a claim within six months to inherit the property.

After the will was declared invalid, the heirs at law gathered to discuss dividing the estate.

When their father died intestate, the heirs-at-law met with the executor to discuss the division of the property.

The statutory heirs gathered at the attorney's office to discuss the estate distribution.